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Seychelles vs South Sudan statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

The Seychelles has a population of 121K (ranked 181/197), compared with 11.9M in South Sudan (ranked 81/197). The Seychelles' land area is 177.6 sq mi versus 243,990 sq mi for South Sudan (ranked 181st vs. 41st).

By GDP, The Seychelles ranks 176/197 ($2.17B) and South Sudan ranks 150/197 ($12B). By GDP per capita, The Seychelles ranks 63/197 ($17,859), while South Sudan ranks 172/197 ($1,080).

Main facts and rankings

Seychelles South Sudan
Population
125181
12387398
Population rank 181/197 81/197
GDP
$2.17B
2024
$12B
2015
GDP rank 176/197 150/197
GDP per capita
$17,859
2024
$1,080
2015
GDP per capita rank 63/197 172/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$33,239
2024
$1,155
2015
Government debt
$1.25B
2024
$6.87B
2015
Debt-to-GDP ratio
59.3%
2025
63.2%
2025
Government debt per person
$10,323
2024
$618
2015
Government debt per person rank 59/185 159/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$9,988
2025
$1,540
2025
Land area
177.6 sq mi
2025
243,990 sq mi
2025
Population density
683 ppl/mi²
2024
49 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
2.02
2023
3.86
2023
Median age
35 years
2024
19.4 years
2024
Life expectancy
73.1 years
2025
57.9 years
2025

Seychelles and South Sudan: Comparison Charts

Seychelles and South Sudan economies compared

GDP
Seychelles

South Sudan
Year GDP
Seychelles South Sudan
1960 $12,012,025 -
1961 $11,592,024 -
1962 $12,642,026 -
1963 $13,923,029 -
1964 $15,393,032 -
1965 $15,603,032 -
1966 $16,443,034 -
1967 $16,632,032 -
1968 $16,074,028 -
1969 $16,452,028 -
1970 $18,432,032 -
1971 $21,965,951 -
1972 $30,645,123 -
1973 $36,896,280 -
1974 $43,134,496 -
1975 $47,803,146 -
1976 $49,278,982 -
1977 $64,526,401 -
1978 $85,552,366 -
1979 $127,261,099 -
1980 $156,783,830 -
1981 $163,750,728 -
1982 $157,211,790 -
1983 $156,098,237 -
1984 $160,992,921 -
1985 $179,691,483 -
1986 $221,147,061 -
1987 $265,212,957 -
1988 $301,985,618 -
1989 $324,333,367 -
1990 $392,163,561 -
1991 $398,307,170 -
1992 $461,409,399 -
1993 $504,230,621 -
1994 $517,570,058 -
1995 $540,733,048 -
1996 $535,250,347 -
1997 $598,966,982 -
1998 $647,287,376 -
1999 $662,838,615 -
2000 $654,212,394 -
2001 $662,064,156 -
2002 $742,134,838 -
2003 $750,847,230 -
2004 $893,012,218 -
2005 $977,899,382 -
2006 $1,081,441,283 -
2007 $1,077,308,814 -
2008 $979,597,394 $14,586,253,383
2009 $850,901,620 $12,231,264,525
2010 $981,616,542 $14,602,072,411
2011 $1,058,918,707 $14,907,308,933
2012 $1,089,407,839 $11,931,472,169
2013 $1,333,160,407 $18,426,469,017
2014 $1,387,577,870 $13,962,212,847
2015 $1,432,403,352 $11,997,800,760
2016 $1,568,513,348 -
2017 $1,675,370,641 -
2018 $1,784,313,927 -
2019 $1,868,690,097 -
2020 $1,382,551,752 -
2021 $1,487,173,795 -
2022 $2,018,346,589 -
2023 $2,187,379,755 -
2024 $2,167,239,562 -

Seychelles and South Sudan economies compared

GDP per capita
Seychelles

South Sudan
Year GDP per capita
Seychelles South Sudan
1960 $288.1 -
1961 $270.3 -
1962 $287 -
1963 $308 -
1964 $332 -
1965 $328 -
1966 $338 -
1967 $333 -
1968 $314 -
1969 $314 -
1970 $344 -
1971 $402 -
1972 $547 -
1973 $649 -
1974 $745 -
1975 $806 -
1976 $814 -
1977 $1,044 -
1978 $1,377 -
1979 $2,030 -
1980 $2,478 -
1981 $2,557 -
1982 $2,441 -
1983 $2,426 -
1984 $2,488 -
1985 $2,754 -
1986 $3,368 -
1987 $3,872 -
1988 $4,392 -
1989 $4,689 -
1990 $5,642 -
1991 $5,655 -
1992 $6,520 -
1993 $6,979 -
1994 $6,975 -
1995 $7,181 -
1996 $7,004 -
1997 $7,747 -
1998 $8,210 -
1999 $8,243 -
2000 $8,064 -
2001 $8,153 -
2002 $8,864 -
2003 $9,070 -
2004 $10,828 -
2005 $11,802 -
2006 $12,783 -
2007 $12,669 -
2008 $11,265 $1,654
2009 $9,747 $1,323
2010 $10,935 $1,498
2011 $12,110 $1,449
2012 $12,337 $1,109
2013 $14,821 $1,650
2014 $15,188 $1,243
2015 $15,333 $1,080
2016 $16,567 -
2017 $17,480 -
2018 $18,440 -
2019 $19,142 -
2020 $14,041 -
2021 $14,983 -
2022 $16,837 -
2023 $18,263 -
2024 $17,859 -

Seychelles vs. South Sudan life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Seychelles

South Sudan
Year Life expectancy, years
Seychelles South Sudan
1950 57.8 30.2
1951 58 30.6
1952 58.4 31
1953 58.7 31.4
1954 59 31.7
1955 59.4 32
1956 59.8 31.6
1957 60.2 30.9
1958 60.4 27.6
1959 60.4 27.8
1960 60.5 28.1
1961 60.6 28.3
1962 60.7 28.5
1963 60.9 28.2
1964 61.2 32.5
1965 61.4 28.8
1966 61.7 25.6
1967 62.1 25.9
1968 62.6 26.1
1969 63.3 25.4
1970 64 25.6
1971 64.6 31
1972 65.3 31.3
1973 65.9 36.3
1974 66.4 36.6
1975 66.8 36.9
1976 67.2 37.1
1977 67.6 37.4
1978 67.9 37.6
1979 68.2 37.8
1980 68.5 38
1981 68.7 38.3
1982 69 38.7
1983 69.3 34.7
1984 69.5 31.8
1985 69.6 32.4
1986 69.8 32.8
1987 69.9 20.7
1988 70 11
1989 70.1 28.2
1990 70.2 28.6
1991 70.3 29.2
1992 70.3 21.9
1993 70.4 22.3
1994 70.5 44.9
1995 70.6 31.5
1996 70.8 32.1
1997 70.8 33.1
1998 71.1 19
1999 71.2 44.5
2000 71.3 47.6
2001 71.4 48.6
2002 71.5 49.4
2003 71.7 52.3
2004 71.7 53.1
2005 71.9 54
2006 72 54.7
2007 72.2 55.4
2008 72.3 56.3
2009 72.4 56.8
2010 72.5 57.5
2011 72.5 57.7
2012 72.5 58.2
2013 72.4 58.3
2014 72.4 45.6
2015 72.3 39.8
2016 72.2 36.7
2017 72.2 35.4
2018 72.2 51.9
2019 72.1 58.1
2020 74.1 57.6
2021 71.2 57
2022 71.2 57.2
2023 72.9 57.6
2024 73 57.7
2025 73.1 57.9

Seychelles and South Sudan population clocks and comparison

Population
Seychelles

South Sudan
Year Population
Seychelles South Sudan
1960 41,700 2,931,559
1961 42,889 2,976,724
1962 44,042 3,024,308
1963 45,176 3,072,669
1964 46,322 3,129,918
1965 47,500 3,189,835
1966 48,699 3,236,423
1967 49,911 3,277,648
1968 51,134 3,321,528
1969 52,365 3,365,533
1970 53,600 3,409,614
1971 54,695 3,468,646
1972 56,029 3,542,497
1973 56,892 3,627,383
1974 57,937 3,723,259
1975 59,292 3,821,494
1976 60,504 3,921,910
1977 61,786 4,024,032
1978 62,150 4,127,657
1979 62,686 4,232,605
1980 63,261 4,339,030
1981 64,035 4,447,272
1982 64,413 4,557,686
1983 64,335 4,661,574
1984 64,717 4,750,627
1985 65,244 4,834,296
1986 65,652 4,921,240
1987 68,499 4,962,395
1988 68,755 4,848,029
1989 69,167 4,713,229
1990 69,507 4,737,633
1991 70,439 4,836,677
1992 70,763 4,909,749
1993 72,253 4,956,002
1994 74,205 5,071,184
1995 75,304 5,225,836
1996 76,417 5,356,925
1997 77,319 5,509,136
1998 78,846 5,620,068
1999 80,410 5,771,628
2000 81,131 6,032,267
2001 81,202 6,308,391
2002 83,723 6,596,806
2003 82,781 6,903,127
2004 82,475 7,233,041
2005 82,858 7,590,143
2006 84,600 7,976,526
2007 85,033 8,388,788
2008 86,956 8,817,647
2009 87,298 9,243,556
2010 89,770 9,745,953
2011 87,441 10,288,109
2012 88,303 10,756,240
2013 89,949 11,166,275
2014 91,359 11,235,073
2015 93,419 11,107,561
2016 94,677 10,830,102
2017 95,843 10,259,154
2018 96,762 10,122,977
2019 97,625 10,423,384
2020 98,462 10,698,467
2021 99,258 10,865,780
2022 119,878 11,021,177
2023 119,773 11,483,374
2024 121,354 11,943,408

Fertility rates in Seychelles and South Sudan

Fertility rate
Seychelles

South Sudan
Year Fertility rate
Seychelles South Sudan
1960 5.31 7.16
1961 5.42 7.18
1962 5.51 7.2
1963 5.61 7.2
1964 5.69 7.22
1965 5.72 7.22
1966 6.13 7.25
1967 5.9 7.26
1968 5.61 7.26
1969 5.48 7.28
1970 5.31 7.29
1971 5.69 7.3
1972 5.16 7.31
1973 4.78 7.31
1974 5.1 7.31
1975 4.75 7.33
1976 4.09 7.33
1977 3.75 7.33
1978 3.92 7.33
1979 3.66 7.32
1980 3.79 7.33
1981 3.67 7.33
1982 3.13 7.34
1983 3.22 7.34
1984 3.24 7.35
1985 3.09 7.36
1986 3.07 7.38
1987 2.92 7.39
1988 2.79 7.38
1989 2.67 7.37
1990 2.61 7.38
1991 2.69 7.38
1992 2.53 7.37
1993 2.58 7.36
1994 2.6 7.35
1995 2.36 7.34
1996 2.31 7.32
1997 2.1 7.2
1998 2.04 7.08
1999 2.04 6.94
2000 2.08 6.8
2001 1.98 6.65
2002 2.04 6.52
2003 2.06 6.35
2004 2.01 6.19
2005 2.2 6.02
2006 2.11 5.85
2007 2.24 5.7
2008 2.33 5.57
2009 2.38 5.45
2010 2.16 5.32
2011 2.33 5.19
2012 2.37 5.06
2013 2.26 4.94
2014 2.25 4.82
2015 2.31 4.7
2016 2.39 4.58
2017 2.41 4.48
2018 2.41 4.37
2019 2.36 4.26
2020 2.29 4.16
2021 2.46 4.05
2022 2.01 3.96
2023 2.02 3.86

Seychelles and South Sudan demographics compared

Median age
Seychelles

South Sudan
Year Median age, years
Seychelles South Sudan
1960 21.9 18.6
1961 21.6 18.5
1962 21.3 18.5
1963 21 18.4
1964 20.6 18.4
1965 20.2 18.3
1966 19.8 18.3
1967 19.4 18.2
1968 19 18
1969 18.7 17.9
1970 18.5 17.7
1971 18.4 17.6
1972 18.5 17.5
1973 18.6 17.5
1974 18.7 17.4
1975 18.9 17.4
1976 19 17.3
1977 19.3 17.2
1978 19.6 17.2
1979 19.9 17.1
1980 20.4 17.1
1981 20.7 17
1982 21.1 16.9
1983 21.4 16.8
1984 21.7 16.8
1985 22 16.7
1986 22.3 16.6
1987 22.5 16.5
1988 22.9 16.8
1989 23.3 17.1
1990 23.6 17
1991 24 17
1992 24.5 17
1993 24.8 16.9
1994 25.2 16.9
1995 25.4 16.9
1996 25.7 16.9
1997 26.1 16.9
1998 26.4 17
1999 26.8 17.1
2000 27.3 17.2
2001 27.7 17.3
2002 28.1 17.3
2003 28.5 17.3
2004 28.9 17.4
2005 29.3 17.6
2006 29.6 17.8
2007 30 18
2008 30.4 18.2
2009 30.8 18.4
2010 31.2 18.7
2011 31.4 19
2012 31.5 19.2
2013 31.6 19.3
2014 31.8 19
2015 32.1 18.6
2016 32.3 18.2
2017 32.6 17.4
2018 32.9 17.3
2019 33.2 17.8
2020 33.6 18.2
2021 34 18.4
2022 34.4 18.7
2023 34.7 19
2024 35 19.4

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Seychelles South Sudan
GNI, Atlas method
$2.12B
2024
$11.7B
2015
Government expenditure, % of GDP
36%
2025
26.7%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
4.45%
2023
1.57%
2016
Military expenditure, % of GDP
1.71%
2023
6.26%
2023
Armed forces personnel
0
2020
53,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-1.19%
2025
+2%
2025
Unemployment rate
2.59%
2024
12.3%
2008
Services, % of GDP
65.8%
2024
56.6%
2015
Industry, % of GDP
12.3%
2024
33.1%
2015
Economic freedom index
66.4
2025
41
2025
Income share by richest 10%
23.9%
2018
33%
2016
Income share by poorest 10%
2.6%
2018
1.8%
2016
Listed domestic companies
23
2024
n/a
Market capitalization of domestic companies
$811M
2024
n/a
Total reserves including gold
$774M
2024
$72.9M
2023
Personal remittances received
$11.4M
2024
$1.14B
2024
International tourist arrivals
124,500
2020
n/a
International tourism as share of exports
18.4%
2020
0.39%
2018
Banked people share n/a
5.83%
2021

Energy

Seychelles South Sudan
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
2,411 kg
2007
69 kg
2022
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$8.08
2007
$15.1
2015
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
1.24 megatons
2023
n/a
CO2 emissions per capita
10.3 tons
2023
n/a
Fossil fuel energy use share
0%
2007
73.4%
2022
Renewable energy use share
1.9%
2022
32.4%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share n/a
0.4%
2022
Net energy imports use share n/a
-860%
2022
Electric power consumption per capita n/a
46.9 kWh
2022
Renewable electricity output share
4.51%
2021
0.34%
2021
Hydroelectric share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
100%
2023
5.4%
2023

Society

Seychelles South Sudan
% of world population
0.001%
2024
0.15%
2024
Annual migration change
+1,747
2024
+15,374
2024
Urban population
59.2%
2024
21.6%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.77 ft
2025
n/a
Average female height
5.33 ft
2025
n/a
Quality of life index
61.5
2025
5.62
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
72
2024
8
2024
Higher education index
7
2025
10
2025
Homicides per 100K people
9.34
2022
14.1
2012
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
11.3
2019
36.7
2019
Visa free countries
149
2025
54
2025
Adult literacy rate
96.2%
2020
34.5%
2018
English speaking
37.9%
2023
94%
2023
People using the Internet
87.4%
2023
9.27%
2020

Health

Seychelles South Sudan
Government health expenditure per capita
$695
2022
$49.4
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$169.6
2022
$17
2022
Life expectancy
73.1 years
2025
57.9 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
0%
2022
49.1%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
3.82
2022
0.04
2020
Maternal mortality per 100K births
42
2023
692
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
14.3
2023
98.7
2023
Obesity rate
30.2%
2022
8.79%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
9.3%
2024
4.6%
2024
Air quality index
52
2025
21
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
20.2%
2022
n/a
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
10.2 liters
2020
n/a

Territory

Seychelles South Sudan
% of world land
0.0003%
2025
0.42%
2025
Land area per capita
1,464 sq mi
2024
20,429 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
5.98 sq mi
2025
109,449 sq mi
2025
Forest area
130.1 sq mi
2025
27,633 sq mi
2025
Roads length
327 mi
2015
n/a

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